Creator
William C. Bartlett
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
[1]Please return to J Muir[letterhead]Porterville Cal. Jan 7, 1899My Dear Mr. Muir -I am moved to write to you about a matter which seems to me of great public importance. I came here last August - with a commission as Federal Forest Supervisor of the Southern Sierra Reservation (4000,000 acres or more). Last season 200,000 sheep invaded the reservation by virtue of a temporary concession made by the Secretary of the Interior. I need not relate to you the damage and desolation which these sheep have wrought? You know all about such results from personal observation.Certain land and sheep speculators have sent on02525
Location
Porterville, Calif.
Date Original
1899-01-07T00:00:00
Source
Original letter dimensions: 26.5 x 20.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir10_0601-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 10, Image 0601
Copyright Status
Copyright status unknown
Copyright Statement
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Owning Institution
University of the Pacific Library Holt-Atherton Special Collections. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies of the images or permission to publish or use them beyond educational purposes.
Page Number
Page 1
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
